Hehe havnt been on here much since we started a new project in January. It all started last year when Steve Ridderman and I were getting ready to take our cars to Iowa to run the gokart track. We asked ourselves, "Why are we using 2 truck and 2 trailers when we could get one really long trailer and haul both cars?" So we bought a 34' long trailer (although a few extra feet wouldnt hurt anybody) Turbo Diesel 3/4 ton Dodge did pretty good pulling it, but we thought we might need a bigger truck in the future, so we made note of this and went on with our lives until this past January.

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1965 Corsa Kelmark V8 400 HP ///1965 Monza Sedan 110/PG /// Ultimate Corvair Hauler/// Don Eichstaedt's 1965 Corsa Racecar
West Michigan Corvair Club /// 1966 Corsa GTP Convertible Mid Engine 3.8L Supercharged




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Then this January we came apon this beauty for sale at a local fire department. 11,000 miles on the odometer, its a 1986 Ford C8000 and has a turbo 3208 Caterpillar with an Allison automatic and air brakes.

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1965 Corsa Kelmark V8 400 HP ///1965 Monza Sedan 110/PG /// Ultimate Corvair Hauler/// Don Eichstaedt's 1965 Corsa Racecar
West Michigan Corvair Club /// 1966 Corsa GTP Convertible Mid Engine 3.8L Supercharged




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That go-cart track at Marshalltown is addictive. Neat project. Who gets to drive?

tkalp
wichita, ks

So work began, stripping the fire body, the 1250 gallon/min pump, and the 1000 gallon water tank. The pump used a drive line transfer case, so a new drive shaft and mid bearing had to be fabricated. They build these things like tanks, lots of torching and plasma cutting just to get the body to move a little.

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Ryan Counterman (Moderator)
1965 Corsa Kelmark V8 400 HP ///1965 Monza Sedan 110/PG /// Ultimate Corvair Hauler/// Don Eichstaedt's 1965 Corsa Racecar
West Michigan Corvair Club /// 1966 Corsa GTP Convertible Mid Engine 3.8L Supercharged

We bought a hydraulic tilt bed for it, but due to time constraints and us wanting to use the truck right away, the hydraulics will have to wait for now. We simply bolted the flat bed on. Future plans include reattaching some of the fire tool boxes under the bed for tool storage and lots of beer coolers.

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Ryan Counterman (Moderator)
1965 Corsa Kelmark V8 400 HP ///1965 Monza Sedan 110/PG /// Ultimate Corvair Hauler/// Don Eichstaedt's 1965 Corsa Racecar
West Michigan Corvair Club /// 1966 Corsa GTP Convertible Mid Engine 3.8L Supercharged

So for now, loading the flat bed is done by use of a trailer used as a intermediate ramp. It worked pretty good. I fabed up a super heavy duty hitch, and if we want to we can pull the 2 car trailer behind with one on the bed and haul 3 corvairs wherever we want. The gearing is a little short, with a cruising speed of about 60 MPH, and it got 8-10 MPG when we took it to the Mad Anthony Corvair Show last Saturday. So far its been a really fun project and will last the rest of my life, probably without ever needing an oil change.

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Ryan Counterman (Moderator)
1965 Corsa Kelmark V8 400 HP ///1965 Monza Sedan 110/PG /// Ultimate Corvair Hauler/// Don Eichstaedt's 1965 Corsa Racecar
West Michigan Corvair Club /// 1966 Corsa GTP Convertible Mid Engine 3.8L Supercharged

We also changed the name of our "Corvair Racing Team" to WTF Racing (Where's the Fire) and had logos made for the side of the truck and our cars.

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Ryan Counterman (Moderator)
1965 Corsa Kelmark V8 400 HP ///1965 Monza Sedan 110/PG /// Ultimate Corvair Hauler/// Don Eichstaedt's 1965 Corsa Racecar
West Michigan Corvair Club /// 1966 Corsa GTP Convertible Mid Engine 3.8L Supercharged

You guys are on fire! No wonder we hardly ever see you post anymore!

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Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

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I think that truck could probably handle the tire wall at Marshalltown!!

Let hope the Corvair doesnt have to again


Eric P.
DeWitt, IA

WOW!! All 3 Mods posting at once!!!

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cool!

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..there's a guy at work that's into old fire-trucks big-time..he'd have a ROYAL fit with what you did (ggg)..shame you couldn't find a Chevy/GMC cab-over tho..

Tom Z,,Rochester NY

Hahahahaha love it. A Ford hauling the chevy to the race track.

At first I was hopeing you would have left the fire truck bed on with the tank. that would have made up for one @#$%& air compressor. That being if you could ever fill it up. You could have used the side boxes for parts and tools for the cars. And REALLY scare the others at the race track, After all how many race teams bring there own fire truck to the track.

Do you need a Chief? I have 26 years as a career fire fighter and retired as a Battalion Chief and I have 9 years as a Crew Chief for my son's midget.

X-Chief looking for work. Joe

UMMMMMM.....My usual interpretation of WTF is not .......Where's The Fire


Works either way...

Love the new ride.

Great tow vehicle, well taken care of! At least your snow finally melted...

Al Macaulay - Okanagan Valley, BC
Western Canada Corsa

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Ryan,
I love it. Can't wait to see you pull into a convention, show, etc. GWFBT&SM is end of October in Palm Springs;-)

Go WTF racing

Royce Hildreth (Administrator)
'64 Monza Convert.
San Diego-92128

WOW Ryan very nice.

Sam Russell
Durham NC
1962 Monza Wagon Ted Brown EFI Gen II
1964 Spyder coupe

bucketboss Wrote:
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> UMMMMMM.....My usual interpretation of WTF is not
> .......Where's The Fire
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Ha Ha Ha, that's what I thought when I saw the logo! Kinda' like the band, the Oneders (Wonders, get it?). Of course it got pronounced "O" 'need' ers


Hans

The Larry Shinoda Collection: '65 Corvair Monza 140, '69 L-68 Corvette Roadster, '70 BOSS 302